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Rcpsych Wales 2020 Highlights Report. 2020 Has Been a Year Full of Challenges, a Year Full of Adaptation
RCPsych Wales 2020 Highlights Report. 2020 has been a year full of challenges, a year full of adaptation. It felt right to highlight some of the achievements, and reflect on the strength shown by the Psychiatry community in Wales. We hope you enjoy this short report. Dr Clementine Maddock, Vice-Chair Ollie John, Manager Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales In July, Prof Keith Lloyd came to the end of his term of office as Chair of RCPsych Wales, and was succeeded by Dr Maria Atkins. We owe a great deal to Keith and he departed on the announcement of several further notable achievements: Wales saw the highest % of members attaining fellowship across any region of the UK, and the highest % of members voting for the RCPsych presidential elections. In 2019 and 2020, Wales has achieved an 100% fill rate into core training, and between 2019 and 2020, Wales achieved the highest fill rate for specialty training across the UK at 92%. Whilst a number of projects initiated and overseen during his tenure are littered throughout this report, we’ll be issuing a report on his full term of office in February. Thank you Keith and welcome Maria Recognition Wales saw much recognition at this year's RCPsych Annual Awards, the first virtual award ceremony that the College has held. CWTCH Cymru won RCPsych Team of the Year in recognition for there work in Sustainability. Veryan Richards was awarded a presidential medal for her work in advocating the patient representative voice. Prof Sir Mike Owen, Cardiff University, was awarded an honorary fellowship in recognition of this work in neuroscience. -
Nhs Wales Covid 19 Operating Framework - Quarter 2 (20/21) 1
NHS WALES COVID 19 OPERATING FRAMEWORK - QUARTER 2 (20/21) 1. PURPOSE In line with the shorter planning cycles that we have agreed for 20/21, the purpose of this document is to provide the NHS with an Operating Framework for Q2 and a look ahead to the rest of the year. This framework will build on the themes and principles from Q1, based on a “proceed with caution” approach and will continue to focus on the four harms; 2. CONTEXT There have been a number of developments since the publication of the Operating Framework Guidance for Q 1. In Wales lockdown measures are being eased in a steady and cautious approach, in line with the Welsh Government’s recovery plan, focused on maintaining and controlling the Rt value. In parallel with this, the Test, Trace, Protect Programme has been launched across Wales to improve access to testing and contact tracing to help contain and isolate the virus. Health Boards, Local Authorities, NWIS, Public Health Wales and our military colleagues have been working hard to implement this at scale and pace and this will continue to develop and evolve in Q2. From an NHS perspective, although our understanding of the virus is improving there is still a high degree of uncertainty in the months ahead. This will continue to make planning challenging as we interpret modelling, and as evidence about the virus requires us to continually update guidance and policies in this area at pace. Since the first COVID-19 peak in April the NHS in Wales has been developing and implementing its plans for a dual track approach to delivery of services across all care settings. -
The Welsh Seal of the National Assembly for Wales
The Welsh Seal of the National Assembly for Wales The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the Monarch's approval of important state documents. The practice of using this seal began in the reign of Edward the Confessor in the eleventh century, when a double-sided metal matrix with an image of the Sovereign was used to make an impression in wax for attachment by ribbon or cord to Royal documents. The seal meant that the monarch did not need to sign every official document in person; authorisation could be carried out instead by an appointed officer. Between 2007 and 2011 proposed Measures passed by the National Assembly for Wales were subject to “Royal Approval”. Separate Great Seals exist for Scotland and Northern Ireland and, from 2011, a Seal for Wales now exists. Royal Assent Royal Assent is the Monarch's agreement to make a Bill into an Act of the National Assembly for Wales. Royal Assent is conferred by the Monarch signing Letters Patent under the Welsh Seal. The Monarch's agreement to give her assent to a Bill is automatic. Student Research Look for examples of Seals using your school library, local library and the internet. Also research Signet Rings which were worn as jewellery and used by individuals to seal their initials or coat of arms into wax seals on important documents and letters. Form of Letters Patent “ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the -
Calling Time for Change
CALLING TIME FOR CHANGE ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION STRATEGY 2020 - 2024 The North Wales Area Planning Board Foreword This Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for North Wales has been produced on behalf of the North Wales Area Planning Board, working in collaboration with partners across the region. It is the first one that has been produced for North Wales and builds on the North Wales Substance Misuse Needs Assessment. It also aligns with the Welsh Government Substance Misuse Delivery Plan 2019-2022 which seeks to reduce the harms associated with substance misuse, including alcohol, to the individual and wider society. Alcohol is thoroughly integrated into all aspects of society and our culture, is widely available, and has become increasingly affordable. Where alcohol is drunk sensibly it is enjoyed by many. However, alcohol is a strong drug with serious health implications. Alcohol misuse has a marked effect on the physical and mental health wellbeing of the individual, as well as affecting their family and wider society. Alcohol misuse is strongly linked to crime and disorder, antisocial behaviour, assault and domestic violence. Alcohol misuse is a major cause of death and illness in Wales with around 1,500 (one in twenty of all deaths) deaths each year being attributable to alcohol. There is no single organisation well placed to address all the harmful impacts of alcohol. This strategy sets out our partnership commitment to reduce the harms of alcohol misuse over the next 5 years and will require a collaborative approach across the region whilst also addressing local issues. This is why the strategy has been developed in partnership and is endorsed by me, as Chair of the North Wales Area Planning Board, on behalf of strategic partners for substance misuse (alcohol). -
Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust Evidence Submission National
Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru National Assembly for Wales Y Pwyllgor Iechyd, Gofal Cymdeithasol Health, Social Care and Sport a Chwaraeon Committee Ymchwiliad i iechyd meddwl yng Inquiry into Mental health in Policing nghyd-destun plismona a dalfa’r and Police Custody heddlu HSCS(5) MHP23 Ymateb gan Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Evidence from Welsh Ambulance Gwasanaeth Ambiwlans Cymru Services NHS Trust Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust Evidence submission National Assembly for Wales Health and Sport Committee Inquiry into mental health in policing and police custody Introduction 1. The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Committee’s inquiry into mental health in policing and police custody. We hope that this evidence supports the Committee in its inquiry and we would welcome the opportunity to provide further evidence in person should the Committee require it. 2. Our Mental Health Improvement Plan aims to improve our response to people in mental health crisis through better training of our people, developing better pathways for the public and improved mental wellbeing in our staff. We have already trained a fifth of front line staff in mental health interventions, we have rapid access to mental health intervention for our staff in place and we work in partnership with police colleagues to improve our response to people in crisis. 3. Our evidence will focus on our capacity to respond to people in crisis, the challenges of identifying mental health demand across the system, existing conveyance arrangements and our proposals for supporting and working towards a single crisis care model for Wales. Capacity to respond 4. -
The Four Health Systems of the United Kingdom: How Do They Compare?
The four health systems of the United Kingdom: how do they compare? Gwyn Bevan, Marina Karanikolos, Jo Exley, Ellen Nolte, Sheelah Connolly and Nicholas Mays Source report April 2014 About this research This report is the fourth in a series dating back to 1999 which looks at how the publicly financed health care systems in the four countries of the UK have fared before and after devolution. The report was commissioned jointly by The Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust. The research team was led by Nicholas Mays at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The research looks at how the four national health systems compare and how they have performed in terms of quality and productivity before and after devolution. The research also examines performance in North East England, which is acknowledged to be the region that is most comparable to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in terms of socioeconomic and other indicators. This report, along with an accompanying summary report, data appendices, digital outputs and a short report on the history of devolution (to be published later in 2014), are available to download free of charge at www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/compare-uk-health www.health.org.uk/compareUKhealth. Acknowledgements We are grateful: to government statisticians in the four countries for guidance on sources of data, highlighting problems of comparability and for checking the data we have used; for comments on the draft report from anonymous referees and from Vernon Bogdanor, Alec Morton and Laura Schang; and for guidance on national clinical audits from Nick Black and on nursing data from Jim Buchan. -
What's the Matter with the NHS in Wales?
What’s the matter with the NHS in Wales? – Some frequently asked questions 1) Are there really doctor shortages? Yes. For a few years now there has been a problem with a shortage of some types of doctors in the UK. The worst problems are in Paediatrics; Emergency Medicine (A&E); Surgery; Anaesthetics; Medicine; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Psychiatry. Not having enough doctors, particularly those in the middle-grade ranks (senior juniors, so to speak); is making it very difficult maintain safe medical rotas. This is making some services vulnerable because without enough doctors they become unsafe. No-one wants to run services which we know are unsafe, and where patients could come to harm as a result. The doctor shortage issue sometimes reaches a crisis point and forces urgent changes. Neath Port Talbot Hospital is a case in point. We couldn’t recruit enough doctors to keep a safe acute medicine service, and had to then urgently move the service to other hospitals. It’s not the first time doctor shortages have caused us problems. The Children’s Ward at Singleton Hospital had to merge with the one in Morriston Hospital in 2009 because of a shortage of paediatricians. In 2008 the Minor Injury Unit at Singleton Hospital kept closing at very short notice because we just didn’t have enough A&E doctors. In the end GPs stepped in, and we also had to reduce the hours it was open. So doctor shortages have been with us for a while … but the problem is getting worse. Even though we have a higher doctor head-count than in the past, we still don’t have enough to run modern-day NHS services. -
NHS Wales Planning Framework 2018/21 , File Type
NHS Wales Planning Framework 2018/21 © Crown copyright 2017 WG32971 Digital ISBN 978-1-78859-543-8 Mae’r ddogfen yma hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh. CONTENTS Message from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport Message from the Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales Introduction Part 1: Strategic and Policy Context Part 2: Delivery Expectations Part 3: Technical document Governance Specific guidance Tools and links Appendix A: Good Governance Institute maturity matrix Appendix B: NHS Finance (Wales) Act 2014 Appendix C: Templates Appendix D: WEDS workforce planning resource pack 2 Message from the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport I am delighted to be introducing the NHS Wales Planning Framework for 2018/21. This sets out the principles that will underpin your 2018/21 Integrated Medium Term Plans (IMTPs). I know how much work goes into both producing and implementing your plans. I see for myself as I visit various organisations how dedicated and committed our staff are and I know how fortunate we are in NHS Wales to have such professional and caring staff providing excellent care for our patients. I am very grateful to you all for your hard work for the NHS in Wales. Our National Strategy “Prosperity for All” has now been published. As a Government, we are committed to delivering the wellbeing objectives linked to Healthy and Active. This Framework sets out how we can develop and implement plans that meet the wellbeing objectives linked to this. We need to: Deliver quality health and care services fit for the future; Promote good health and well-being for everyone; Build healthier communities and better environments. -
Delivering a Five-Year Service, Workforce and Financial Strategic Framework for NHS Wales
Delivering a Five-Year Service, Workforce and Financial Strategic Framework for NHS Wales Project summary and recommendations Executive summary June 2010 F0891011 © Crown Copyright 2010 CONTENTS Preface from Paul Williams, Director General, Health and Social Services, and Chief Executive, NHS Wales 2 Introduction – The Challenge 3 The Vision 5 The Principles 6 The Opportunity and the Approach 7 Realising the Vision 8 Annex 1 – The Portfolio of National Programmes 10 - 1 - Preface The Minister for Health and Social Services commissioned a major reform of the structures of NHS Wales in 2008/09, which has now been successfully completed. Alongside that, with her approval, I commissioned work on developing a Five-Year Service, Workforce and Financial Strategic Framework for NHS Wales. What I did not want was a fixed, inflexible plan for the next five years, based on the implausible idea that we could forecast and control future demand and resources across one of the most complex organisations in the UK. What I did want, and what we now have, is a framework for integration and transformation. We know what the task is – better health for all and services as good as any in the world. We have new structures that promote integrated thinking and working across NHS Wales and close collaboration with our partners. The framework will set out how we will achieve this. This document is not the framework – or rather it is a part of it, the evidence base. The overall framework is a set of documents, processes and behaviours that will drive action and govern our advance towards our goals. -
NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan
NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan 2021-2030 (including Technical Appendices) Published March 2021 NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan Who we are Established in 2001, the Carbon Trust works with businesses, governments and institutions around the world, helping them contribute to, and benefit from, a more sustainable future through carbon reduction, resource efficiency strategies, and commercialising low carbon businesses, systems and technologies. The Carbon Trust: • works with corporates and governments, helping them to align their strategies with climate science and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement; • provides expert advice and assurance, giving investors and financial institutions the confidence that green finance will have genuinely green outcomes; and • supports the development of low carbon technologies and solutions, building the foundations for the energy system of the future. Headquartered in London, the Carbon Trust has a global team of over 200 staff, representing over 30 nationalities, based across five continents. 1 NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan The Carbon Trust’s mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. It is a world leading expert on carbon reduction and clean technology. As a not-for-dividend group, it advises governments and leading companies around the world, reinvesting profits into its low carbon mission. The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) is an independent organisation, owned and directed by NHS Wales. NWSSP supports -
How We Have Supported NHS Wales During COVID-19
Adding Value Through Partnership, Innovation and Excellence IN PARTNERSHIP Summer 2020 Portal Launched Procurement NWSSP Launch for Business Offers Services Celebrate New and of Support to NHS Success at GO Improved Website Wales Awards Wales How We Have Supported NHS Wales During COVID-19 NWSSP - Specialist Estates Services Support COVID-19 Field Hospitals Health Courier Services Featured on S4C Newyddion / News to Highlight Work Undertaken During COVID-19 CONTENTS How We Are Supporting NHS Wales 04 During COVID-19 NWSSP - Specialist Estates Services 06 Support COVID-19 Field Hospitals NWSSP - Specialist Estates Services 08 Supporting Oxygen Provision at 06 COVID-19 Field Hospitals NWSSP - Specialist Estates Services 10 Supporting Fire Safety at COVID-19 Field Hospitals Health Courier Services Featured on S4C Newyddion / News to Highlight 12 Work Undertaken During COVID-19 Portal Launched for Business Offers of 12 Support to NHS Wales in Fight Against 13 Coronavirus NWSSP meets Five Key Steps to 14 Keeping Safe at Work Pledge Procurement Services Celebrate 15 Success at GO Awards Wales 2020 13 Legal and Risk Services 16 Shortlisted for Wales Legal Awards NWSSP Launch New 16 and Improved Website Thank You to Our 15 17 NHS Heroes Daughter of Procurement Services Colleague Raises £230 for Treats to 18 Donate to NHS Wales Nurses Charity Football Match Raises Over 18 £300 for Lullaby Trust Charity 16 2 The Magazine for WELCOME NHS Wales Health TO IN PARTNERSHIP Boards & Trusts This publication aims to highlight some of the I am delighted to announce the launch of our recent achievements that the NHS Wales Shared new and modernised internet website. -
2011 No. 1011 (W.150) (C.42) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
OFFERYNNAU STATUDOL WELSH STATUTORY CYMRU INSTRUMENTS 2011 Rhif 1011 (Cy.150) (C.42) 2011 No. 1011 (W.150) (C.42) Y GYFRAITH CONSTITUTIONAL LAW GYFANSODDIADOL DATGANOLI DEVOLUTION Gorchymyn Deddf Llywodraeth The Government of Wales Act Cymru 2006 (Cychwyn 2006 (Commencement of Darpariaethau Deddfau'r Cynulliad, Assembly Act Provisions, Darpariaethau Trosiannol ac Arbed Transitional and Saving Provisions ac Addasiadau) 2011 and Modifications) Order 2011 NODYN ESBONIADOL EXPLANATORY NOTE (Nid yw'r nodyn hwn yn rhan o'r Gorchymyn) (This note is not part of the Order) 1. Mae'r Gorchymyn hwn yn cychwyn darpariaethau 1. This Order commences the Assembly Act Deddfau'r Cynulliad yn Rhan 4 o Ddeddf Llywodraeth provisions in Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act Cymru 2006 (p.32) ("y Ddeddf") ac yn gwneud 2006 (c.32) ("the Act") and makes transitional and darpariaethau trosiannol ac arbed ac addasiadau mewn saving provisions and modifications in relation to the perthynas â chychwyn y Rhan honno. Mae hefyd yn commencement of that Part. It also repeals certain diddymu deddfwriaeth benodol a fydd yn ddiangen pan legislation that becomes redundant on the coming into ddaw'r Gorchymyn i rym. force of the Order. 2. Mae erthygl 2 yn pennu'r dyddiad y daw'r 2. Article 2 specifies the date on which the Order Gorchymyn i rym, ac mae erthygl 3 yn cychwyn comes into force and Article 3 commences the darpariaethau Deddfau'r Cynulliad, er mwyn caniatáu i Assembly Act provisions so that the National Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru basio Deddfau'r Assembly for Wales may pass Acts of the Assembly.